Family Feud Ends In Shootout Killing Three Relatives
In Alabama near Mud Creek a long-running Simpson Howton feud escalates when Tom Simpson and two companions inside a gun house exchange fire with sheriffs and Howton allies. Deputy Morgan dies and J B Howton is fatally wounded as shots pierce the dawn, prompting a large deputy deployment.
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Birmingham
Ala
Simpson
Howton
Tom Simpson
Howtons
Morgan
J. B. Howton
J. C. Howton
Scroggins
Herr
Winchester
Englishman Arrested in Whitechapel Murder Case
An Englishman was arrested in Whitechapel on the murder charge after a body was found Tuesday. He confessed using a pocket knife and claimed insanity, naming victims and dates, while officials conceal his identity and question the truth of his claims. Police distinguish this man from the "Jack the Ripper" suspect, calling him a drunken lunatic with little significance to the confession.
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London
Whitechapel
Jack the Ripper
Presidential Appointments Include Wyoming and California Posts
The president named William A. Richards surveyor general of Wyoming and appointed Registers of Law Offices Edward P. Champlin Cheyenne Wyoming Martin J. Wright Visalia California and A McBeth Denver Colorado. Receivers of public monies Robert L Freeman Visalia California Leroy Grant Cheyenne Wyoming. Indian agents T J Buford Siletz Oregon and John P eGlinn Neah Bay Washington Territory. Postmasters Laura G Bates Anaheim Major Hiram T Batchelder Chico Benjamin Fish Santa Clara.
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Wyoming
Washmnerton
William A. Richards
Surveyor General
Edward P. Champlin
Cheyenne
Martin J. Wright
California
Visalia
Caleornias
A. McBeth
Colorado
Dever
Robert L. Freeman
Leroy Grant
T J. Buford
Oregon
Siletz
Albert Bulow Hanged in Minnesota Murder Case
Albert Bulow was hanged at 145 this morning in Little Falls Minnesota under the state law ordering executions between 1 and 4 am. The crime was the murder of Frank Eich on November 23 during a wage dispute. Newspapers limit to bare announcements though larger papers may face prosecution.
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Albert Bulow
Little Fals
Minn
Minneapolis
St. Pawl
Bulow
Frank Eich
Eich
Severe Storms Hit Montana and Dakota Crops
Reports from many districts describe severe hail and rain yesterday with excessive heat. Some crops were burned by the heat while others were damaged by flood waters. Streams are rising and serious inundations are feared across Montana and Dakota.
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Montana
St. Paul
Dakota
Storm floods Cincinnati and damages Georgesville area
A heavy thunderstorm at 3 AM flooded parts of Cincinnati. The Ohio canal broke at York Street. Several ton workers were rescued amid flooding. The storm also hit Georgesville in Franklin County where lightning caused a large fire burning half the town.
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Cincinnati
York Street
Georgesville
Franklin County
Chicago Storm Swamps Cuero City in Severe Downpour
A severe thunderstorm hit Cuero last night with an inch of rain in twenty minutes. Cellars and basements flooded forcing Chinese laundry workers to seek refuge on tables. Basement ledgers and property were washed into the streets, causing extensive damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuero
Boxing Boxers Charlie Mitchell and Mike Donovan Sail to Canada
A brief item notes Charlie Mitchell the English lightweight and Mike Donovan will ship to Canada this evening. The report suggests Mitchell and Donovan are bound for Canada rather than a scheduled matchup.
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New York
The
Mews
Charlie Mitchell
Mike Donovan
Canada
Trainer Kilrain Trainer Mitchell Leaves City to Avoid Arrest
Mitchell feared arrest in the city and crossed into British territory after meeting with Peter Mitchell law office counsel and secret meetings with Detective Norris. Norris, with Governor Lowry’s requisition, planned arrest with New York police aiding, prompting Mitchell to flee to avoid long imprisonment.
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Her Majesty's Dominion
Mitchell
West
Frank Stevenson
Peter Mitchell
Norris
Lowry
Mississippi
Kilrain
New York
Twenty Longs canon families suffer from contractor’s flight
In Trinidad Colorado twenty families in Longs canon face dire need after Henry Smith, a local contractor and saw mill man, absconded with wages and lumber funds totaling about five thousand dollars. He allegedly staved off workers with excuses, taking their earnings as he disappeared, leaving families nearly destitute and reliant on the surrounding community for daily bread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinidad
Colo
Long's Canon
Henry Smith
Washington Park Races At Washington Park July 19
Heavy track and 6000 in attendance as Fonzo won the five eighths mile race with Cecil B second and Ireney third. Sierra led Mt. Lebanon in the one eighth, Flambeau third. Catalpa beat Havillah and Spinnette in the three quarters. Florence won with Carus second and Hudia third in the same distance. Hindoocraft won the Dearborn handicap with Castaway and Son following. Dad swept both mile heat races with Lie derkranz and Arundel third. Los Angeles topped Queen of Trumps and Harry Glenn in the mile and a sixteenth. Time notes follow each event.
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Washington Park
Curiaco
Fonzo
Cecil B
Ireney
Sierra
Mt. Lebanon
Flambeau
Catalpa
Havillah
Spinnette
Florence
Carus
Hudia
Dearborn
Hindoocraft
Castaway
Son
Dad
Liederkranz
Arundel
Los Angeles
Queen of Trumps
Harry Glenn
Baseball Scores from July 19 League Play
In Boston the home team lost to Chicago 6 to 13 while New York defeated Indianapolis 9 to 8. Philadelphia and Pittsburg tied up but the game was postponed due to wet grounds and rain ended the Washington at Cleveland contest after ten innings with a 5 to 6 result.
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Boston
Chicago
New York
Indianapolis
Puiapecenta
Washington
Cleveland
Hed
Italian Amputation in Grand Junction Records First County Case
An Italian man, brought from Utah after a blasting powder accident, underwent left arm amputation by Drs. Brown and Bull in Grand Junction. The operation, the first limb amputation in the county, followed a skull fracture and probable total loss of sight. He remained alive up to the afternoon but faces a doubtful recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colo
Utah
Double Elopement From Kansas City Sends Couple to Sioux City
Daisy McGill daughter of a wealthy doctor and Grace Parker daughter of a renowned photographer ran away today to Sioux City to wed a Kansas City cable car gripman and a Sioux City photographer respectively. Their fathers telegraphed Sioux City authorities to arrest the pair after they left on the morning train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Daisy McGill
Grace Parker
Sioux City
John L Sullivan Arrives Drunk at Jersey City Depot
John L Sullivan arrived with two friends at the Pennsylvania depot in Jersey City aboard the limited express at 8 p.m. He was intoxicated and assisted into a carriage and driven after crossing the Cortlandt street ferry.
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New York
John L. Sullivan
Pennsylvania
Jersey City
Limited Express
Cortlant Street
Sullivan
Two Boggs Sisters Die by Arsenic Suicide in Virginia
Anita and Meriam Boggs, old maid sisters from Point Pleasant Va, committed death by their own hands on Tuesday by taking arsenic. They left a note saying there was nothing in life for old maids and they were tired of it. They were in fair circumstances with no living relatives.
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Point Pleasant
Anita
Meriam Boggs
Sherman returns to Buffalo to settle firm affairs
Wilson H. Sherman, the missing member of Sherman Bros. & Co, arrives in Buffalo on July 19. He says he wants to straighten matters out after his absence during the brain shortage case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Bervato
Wilson H. Sherman
Sherman Bros. & Co
Buffalo
Explosion at Eagle Valley tannery injures workers
An explosion at the Eagle Valley tannery in Ridgeway, Pa, this morning cremated a young man named Stecker and left six other employees badly burned, with some fatalities reported.
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Baaprono
Eagle Valley
Ridgeway
Stecker
Cattle Receipts Steady at Cuicano Market
Cuicano July 15 cattle receipts total 8,500 with steady and good demand. Reeves bids range from 3.35 to 4.25 for stockers and feeders, 2.00 to 3.00 for other classes, and 1.25 to 3.90 for cows bulls and mixed.
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Cuicano
Union Pacific Northwestern Dining Service From Denver to Chicago
Magnificent dining gate and meals set a high standard on the Union Pacific and Northwestern routes from Denver to Chicago. Readers note quick service, luxurious travel, and refined arrangements shaping traveler experiences. Strong emphasis on quality meals and efficient transit enhances rail travel appeal for this corridor.
Republican Unity Effort Ends Virginia Mahone Split
A three day conference of a five member sub committee of the national Republican committee led to a call for a state convention with Mahone as chairman and Brady representing the opposing side. Delegates from anti Mahone factions are to be protected. Quay and Clarkson praised the harmonious reconciliation and unity plans for Virginia Republicans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasninotos
Republican National Executive Committee
Quay
National Committee
Mahone
Brady
Associated Press
Clarkson
Virginia
Thunderstorm Kills Two at Standing Rock Wigwam
A severe storm near Standing Rock agency caused a wigwam to be struck by lightning. Five Indians hid inside. White Horse and Black Eagle were killed instantly and another was fatally injured.
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Black Eagle
White Horse
Bismarck
Dak
Standing Rock Agency
Montana Convention Debates Irrigation and Debt Resolve
In Helena today the convention backed the Maginnis irrigation resolution to memorialize Congress for arid lands. Burlingh proposed state assume county debts June 1889 less public improvements. Leese and Luce promoted water rights, priority of appropriation, and county boards setting reasonable water use rates for irrigation and domestic needs.
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Helena
Mon
Committee On Irrigation
Maginiss
Congress
Burliegh
Leese
Legislative Assembly
Luce
Montana
Sarahy
Boards of County Commissioners
South Dakota Convention Discusses Hydrographic Survey
South Dakota convention session extends with reports from standing committees set as special orders for next Tuesday. A committee on federal relations asks Congress to appoint a commission to survey the state’s hydrographic and artesian systems, and to assess mining and manufacturing prospects. The committee declines to favor the Australian ballot system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
Committee On
Federal Relations
Congress
Black Hills
Artesian
Portland jury finds Olds guilty of first degree murder
In Portland on July 10 the jury convicted Charles Olds of murder in the first degree for the shooting death of Emil Weber. Both men were prominent in the sporting fraternity, with the killing arising from a long standing feud. Despite efforts to acquit, Oldswas found guilty.
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Portland
Ore
Charles Olds
Emil Weber
Olde
Weber
Olds
State committee wrangles over county course districts
A North Dakota committee debates the division of the state into school districts while addressing the county course issue. The wrangle continues as members seek a workable partition plan amid tentative proposals.
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Bismyack
State Inquiry Reveals Dakota Funding Imbalance
A joint committee reports South Dakota received $22 000 more than North Dakota from the general fund excluding bonded debt and public buildings. They warn results will take two to three weeks to complete and note railroad and transportation companies may be declared common carriers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
South Dakota
North
A God Ending
James T. Daly, a known gambler of St. Louis, shot Lille Davis, his mistress, with intent to kill. The bullet wounded her as she escaped from a second-story window to the pavement, and Daly then faced possible charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
James T. Daly
Lille Davis
Brutal Train Fight Draws Wild West Tensions
Two groups clash aboard a passenger train, injuring several men. The dispute stems from ethnic tensions as Italians traveling to work on a railroad confront local factions, signaling deeper resistance to immigrant labor in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prema
Cole
Thea Senger
Miles & Day
Territorial convent proposals tabled on liquor and suffrage
A territorial convent presented measures to prohibit manufacturing and sale of intoxicating liquors and to extend woman suffrage, or provide for it. Both proposals were tabled for later consideration.
Great Flood Ravages Little Kanawha Valley Area
A massive cloudburst last night drenched the Little Kanawha valley, washing away crops, destroying much property, and causing substantial loss of life across the region near Parkersburg West Virginia.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Kanawaha Valley
New Houses For Johnet in Johnstown
Two unidentified bodies were recovered today as contractors allocated hundreds of two story houses in Johnstown Pennsylvania. Hughes plans immediate construction and expects to complete about ten houses daily.
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Johnet
Johnstown
Hughes
General War Ner urges posts to send delegations to Milwaukee encampment
Major War ner, commander in chief of the G A R, issues a general order urging all G A R posts in the county to send delegations to the National encampment in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. BR
Kansas City
Warner
G. A.R
G. Site R
Milwaukee
Golden Gate special train to Puget Sound postponed
Postponed due to insufficient tickets the Golden Gate special train to Puget Sound will not operate until September.
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St. Paul
Golden Gate
Puget Sound
Six lumbermen drown at Roches rapids in Ontario
Ortowa Ont July 19 Six lumbermen were drowned Wednesday night while rafting on the Roches rapids. The victims were men of unknown names.
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Ortowa
Ont
Building a House in Bamen
A narrative warns of the abuses in colonial building where a carpenter extorts gifts from a homeowner under bribes of kava. Work begins without contract, advances as new payments are demanded, and when payments stop the house remains unfinished as a public reproach to the owner. Community aid or humiliation follows.
The World Is All Right Yet Man Creates Hardships
A reflective line argues that hardship stems from human choice and insistence on subsistence, not from external conditions. It claims suffering arises when people reject nature’s gifts or let others monopolize them, framing the “hard world” as an invention of the self.
The Efficient Police Of London
A London reader praises the police for politeness and restraint while criticizing arrest practices. Anecdotes from Trafalgar Square depict officers failing to seize suspects who clearly threaten public safety, including a man with a pistol who escapes due to lack of direct witnessing by an officer.
The American Girl as Described by Mme Hading
Paris based actress Mme Jane Hading writes to the New York World praising American girls. She lauds their beauty health and spirit noting their dress and manners as uniquely charming and says the United States elevates the young woman to a chief social type. She cites variety of profiles from New York to New Orleans.
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Mme
Jane Hading
Paris
New York
France
United States
Brunet
Bende
New Orleans
Summit View From Mount Hamilton Admired by Prof Whitney
Prof Whitney claims Mount Hamilton in California offers the broadest view on earth from its 4600 foot summit. The panorama includes the Sierra Nevada to the north and the San Bernardino range to the south, with space between for the eastern states and their rivers lakes and coasts as seen across 200 miles.
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Whitney
Mount Hamilton
California
Sierras
San Bernardino
Worcester
Fragmentary Column Reflects On A Visitor’s Impact
A garbled reminiscence describes a visit that stirs memories of a young woman’s impact on a man. The blurred text hints at affection, sentiment, and social observations from a single evening.
Unlikely Exchange Over Hairpin Token
A brief Albany Argus vignette describes a man pressing for attention from a lady who replies politely. She detaches a small curl from her ear and, with hairpin, presents it to him. He accepts, unable to see further action was possible.
Canal through Corinth Isthmus Aims To Shorten Sea Routes
The St Louis Globe Democrat notes a canal project begun in Nero time and now nearing completion. The four mile long waterway with eight meter depth would enable larger Greek vessels, matching broader global ambitions and aiding civilizational progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nero
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Corinth
Suez
Nicaragua
Notice of bond sale by Scheel District
Notice from Scheel District in Carson County Texas that bids will be received by the board of trustees for twenty 100 bonds of one hundred dollars each at par value, interest rates described, for sale scheduled July 18, 1889. Bids to be submitted by July 18. board reserves right to reject any or all bids. A R Couzens Clerk.
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Board of Trustees
Carbon County
Coe
I Serene
F. Hess
Notice of Land Claim Hearing in Cheyenne Wyoming
Land Office at Cheyenne Wyoming announces that Basil Scully claims land in section 17 and 20 town 8 north range 68 west and will prove residence. Witnesses William Royer William Falloon Therke Vensen and Martin Wilisdsen from Colorado and Wyoming residents are listed. Public hearing before the Register in Cheyenne on June th 180.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netice Ter Paeblicasicen
Custanys
Wromina
Jane
Oaks
Hs Law
Chepenen
Basiel
Scully
Acuilivaton
William Royer
William Falloon
Hox Elder
Therkle Vensen
Martin Wilisdsen
Granite
Owl
Towoshi
Cheyenne
Albert W. Hinstil
Jennie E. Bristol
Peter Goldam
Joseph Seen
Edgar Tlaon
Register
Notice for Publication in Cheyenne Land Office
Notice is given that Sever Ellingsen has filed for final proof to support his claim in Wyoming. The proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at Cheyenne on July 2, 1880. Names Donald Maclee Robert Taft Reynold McDonald Walker D Yease are listed as parties, with an opportunity to protest or present evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lhereby
Rettier
Rexister
Cheyenne
Wyo
Sever Ellingsen
Fr. W
Donald Maclee
Robert Taft Reynold McDonald
Inlay
Wet
Walker D. Yease
Beyenne
Interior Department
Epagan
Wilson
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Grant
Bamen
Trafalgar Square
Ike
Bobby
London Lester
Scheel
Ter Sale
SanaToca
Carson County
Wio
A. R. Couzens
Desert Lend
Rewuier
Cheyenne, Wyo
Cattle Brands
L, Voorhees & CO
Postoffice
Laramie County
Montgomery WA Roe
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